Princess Tang left the umbrella God King Tang held over her, only to discover it wasn't raining outside at all...

"As for Di'ao Academy, aside from their captain Jiang Peng having a few tricks up his sleeve, hardly any of them can fight," Lin Xi said, looking utterly relaxed.

"True, but you're the last person who should say that. Besides, those 'few tricks' of his are a couple of axe blows. Would you like to go down there right now?" Mi Jia shot back.

"Hmph, am I wrong? He's only got those same three axe swings. Five years ago, when we entered the Tournament as reserves, I fought him in a one-on-one match. Sure, I lost by a hair..."

Lin Xi refused to concede.

"Oh, give it a rest. He's undergone an earth-shattering change over these five years-a genuine transformation. Five years ago, you could last ten minutes against him. Now, you'd be lucky to last one," Chen Fei scoffed.

"Hey, what's with you lot? Why do you keep feeding someone else's ambition and snuffing out our own fighting spirit?"

Lin Xi's eyes widened.

"All right. Given the strength His Highness showed earlier, I doubt our opponents will go all out against us in this match. They'll probably just send out their reserves and get it over with. After all, as one of the favorites to win, they'll certainly want to preserve their strength for the semifinals and finals."

Ma Rulong offered his analysis, then turned to Lin Xi with a smile.

"In that case, we don't need to send out anyone too strong either. Let's have you compete, Lin Xi."

Lin Xi: ???

The match proceeded as usual.

The draw selected the three-two-two group format.

The Sun Moon Empire sent Lin Xi, Chen Fei, and Chen An out as the first group, Jiang Nannan and Huo Yuhao as the second, and Mi Jia and Xiao Xiafeng as the